February 12, 2015: Warehouse workers win lawsuit; West Coast port issues continue; Cornerback discovers “free” truck isn’t free.
Feb. 12, 2015
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Here is a look at what is happening in the world of transportation this morning:
- A California jury awards 11 warehouse workers nearly $15 million in a racial discrimination case levied against their employer, a Sacramento-based trucking firm, according to CBS News San Francisco.
- More labor strife at West Coast ports is creating major freight bottlenecks, reports Fox News.
- As a result, some ocean shipping companies are shifting freight to other ports, notes the Portland Business Journal, which may exacerbate truck traffic congestion issues on the West Coast.
- A columnist with the Wall Street Journal takes the Environmental Protection Agency to task for its at times contradictory air emission policies – especially its attempts to regulate emissions outside the U.S.
- Texas prepares for the opening of its southern border to Mexican truckers, reports The Texas Tribune.
- A state court rejects the appeal of a trucking firm ordered to pay its drivers $1 million in damages, notes SFGate.
- U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx continues to call upon Congress to provide more funding for roadway needs, according to The Hill newspaper.
- Forbes reports on some of the more radical transportation projects currently being floated in the U.S.
- The EPA is offering more grants to school systems across the U.S. to help replace older diesel-powered buses, notes the Washington Post.
- Honda is realigning its U.S. factories in order to produce more trucks and SUVs, according to Forbes.
- A logistics training center takes shape in the City of Fountains, reports the Kansas City Business Journal.
- Data gained via digital advertising measurement software is changing how car companies market their products, says Adweek.
- Details regarding the tax bill for the supposedly “free” truck being given to New England cornerback Malcolm Butler are discussed by NBC Sports.
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Sean Kilcarr
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Sean Kilcarr is a former longtime FleetOwner senior editor who wrote for the publication from 2000 to 2018. He served as editor-in-chief from 2017 to 2018.
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